PRESS RELEASE_ MINISTER OF EDUCATION REFUTES ALLEGATION OF CREATE, LOOT AND SHARE.
The Ministry’s attention has been drawn to a publication making the rounds online in which the writer deliberately misrepresented the facts regarding the procurement and supply of laptop computers for pre-tertiary teacher unions (Ghana National Association of Teachers GNAT,
National Association of Graduate Teachers-NAGRAT and Coalition of Concerned Teachers -CCT) across the country. For purpose(s) of clarity, the following are the facts in the transaction.
1. In September 2020, the leadership of the three teacher Unions with membership strength of 350,000 sought funding support from the Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Education (MoE) for the procurement and distribution of 350.000 laptop computers for its members.
2. Following the extensive financial requirement of the project, a cost-sharing between the Teacher Unions and MoE was proposed by the teacher Uniions in which the MoE was to contribute 70% of the total cost whilst the remaining 30% is to be absorbed by the teacher Unions.
3. A request for approval to use Single-Sourced procurement process to engage K.A Technologies Ghana Limited (a company engaged by the teacher unions) for the supply of the laptop computers was made on the 17th of November, 2020 by the then Minister for Education Hon. Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh..
4. An approval to use Single-Sourced procurement method to engage KA Technologies for the supply of the computers at a unit cost of GHS 1550 in accordance with Section 40(1) (d) of Act 663 as amended was communicated to the Ministry in a letter dated 20 November, 2020.
5. Consequently an MOU was signed between the Ministry of Education, the Teacher Unions and KA Technologies Ghana Ltd towards the acquisition and supply of the laptop computers.
THE SUPPLIER
Originally called NSV Ghana Limited, KA technologies Ghana limited is an indigenous private limited liability Company duly registered and incorporated in Ghana under the Companies Act 1963, Act 179 on the 19″ day of October 2016.
The company had a change of name by a Special Resolution and with the approval of the Registrar of Companies on the 13″ day of May 2020.
The company is primarily into the supply, maintenance and repair of ICT devices as well as provision of technical training and development in the application of same.
CONCLUSION
It is important to emphasize that the unit price of the said laptop is GHS 1550 and not GHS 1851 as peddled in the write up. It is also not accurate that the procurement process was marred with breaches as suggested by the writer.
And finally, the claim of create, loot and share has no merit and therefore should be treated with the highest degree of contempt it deserves.
SIGNED
KWASI KWARTENG
SPOKESPERSON-MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
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